Chapter 1

Introduction to Quality Management

1

Chapter 2

Quality Management Tools and Procedures

17

Chapter 3

Film/Screen Image Receptors, Darkrooms, and Viewing Conditions

32

Chapter 4

Film Processing

49

Chapter 5

Processor Quality Control

64

Chapter 6

Silver Recovery

77

Chapter 7

Quality Control of X-ray Generators and Ancillary Radiographic Equipment

85

Chapter 8

Quality Control of Fluoroscopic Equipment

115

Chapter 9

Digital and Advanced Imaging Equipment

131

Chapter 10

Outcomes Assessment of Radiographic Images

168

Chapter 11

Mammographic Quality Standards

185

Chapter 12

Quality Control in Computed Tomography

231

Chapter 13

Quality Control for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Equipment

243

Chapter 14

Ultrasound Equipment Quality Assurance

256

Chapter 15

Quality Assurance in Nuclear Medicine

272

APPENDICES

295

A

Review of Radiographic Quality

275

B

Agencies, Organizations, and Committees in Quality Assurance

303

Bibliography

305

Glossary

307

Answers to Review Questions

315

Index

317